What makes Bitcoin special

Ehsani said that with the Internet, you can send someone a picture or other information, and retain a copy for yourself.

Ehsani said that for something to be valuable, it must be scarce and it needs to have utility.
“The reason why air is not valuable, although it is very important to us, is because it is not perceived to be scarce,” he said.
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Any 12 y/o could've told you this.
It's basically just an article telling us someone got interviewed & said some obvious things.
 
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How can we be sure there's only 21 million? Is there a way to check the chain to see how many are in existence?
 
Swa said:
How can we be sure there's only 21 million? Is there a way to check the chain to see how many are in existence?
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It's by design it's hard-coded and yes you can use the blockchain explorer to validate that.

However, that limit is not set in stone, it can be changed overnight.
 
Thor said:
It's by design it's hard-coded and yes you can use the blockchain explorer to validate that.

However, that limit is not set in stone, it can be changed overnight.
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The design isn't a limit but rather that it will increase by a specified amount each block. That's why I ask in case there's a few billion hidden in some unknown account at the start.
 
Swa said:
The design isn't a limit but rather that it will increase by a specified amount each block. That's why I ask in case there's a few billion hidden in some unknown account at the start.
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Not possible unless, I do not understand the blockchain which is unlikely.
 
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